The Elkhart Centre has postponed tonight's Michiana Bike Night until Thursday, May 18. It was originally scheduled for tonight, but the possibility of severe weather has delayed the event until 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. May 18 on the Civic Plaza downtown. For more information, call the Elkhart Centre at (574) 295-8701.

ELKHART Â? The Elkhart EnviroCorps, Tolson Youth Center and the Indiana Black Expo Elkhart Chapter will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan. 21 with several events. There will be a march from Civic Plaza on Main Street at 8:30 a.m., followed by a reception at Community Missionary Baptist Church at 228 Chapman Ave. There will be games and activities for children in kindergarten through the 12th grade from 1 to 4 p.m. at Tolson Youth Center at 1320 Benham Ave.

ELKHART -- The Elkhart Advocates for Peace and Justice are organizing the third annual Palm Sunday Peace Parade. It will begin at 2:15 p.m. Sunday at the Hively Avenue Mennonite Church and end at the Civic Plaza in downtown Elkhart. The route will go south down Hively Avenue, west on Prairie Avenue, then toward downtown on Main Street. There will be a brief stop at Prairie Street Mennonite about 3 p.m. Everyone is invited to participate. For more information, contact Jason Moreno at 574-361-9782 or jasmoren@imail.iu.edu.

The 21st annual Elkhart Jazz Festival takes place Friday through June 22 in downtown Elkhart. Admission is free for performances in the Civic Plaza in the 300 block of S. Main St. Tickets are required for performances at the following venues: The RiverWalk Pavilion Stage on Waterfall Drive; the Knights of Columbus Hall, 112 E. Lexington Ave.; New Life Community Church, 210 S. Main St.; Elco Performing Arts Center, 410 S. Main St.; and the tented pavilion...

ELKHART - Downtown Elkhart will be the place to be on Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m during the 10-Day Winterfest hosted by Santa's Pantry. An ArtWalk sponsored by Downtown Elkhart Inc. will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. with several artists showing their talents at various locations downtown. From 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. enjoy the sounds of more than 100 Christmas carolers, including groups from Memorial High School's Madrigal Singers, First Baptist Church Choir, Girl Scouts, 4H Pay It Forward Club and Elkhart Central High School's choir on the Civic Plaza.

ELKHART Â? An area developer is making one last attempt to bring a hotel to downtown Elkhart. Herman Renfro wants to build a Marriott at the Civic Plaza. After unsuccessful attempts with two other hotel chains, he's hoping the third time is a charm. Right now the only tenants taking up space on the proposed hotel site by the Civic Plaza are the geese passing through the area. Developer Herman Renfro is making a third attempt to put in a hotel there, along with condominiums and some shops.

Tim Shelly says he spent a lot of time last year talking with Elkhart Jazz Festival patrons, musicians and sponsors. Those stakeholders had a lot of suggestions about how to make the 2011 festival better. However, there was one recurring theme, Shelly, who is president of Downtown Elkhart and chairman of the Elkhart Jazz Festival, says. Shelly says that those people wanted the event to be intimate. Shelly says he believes that this year's Elkhart Jazz Festival will offer intimacy combined with a whole lot of music.

ELKHART Trolley service to be rerouted Saturday Trolley service will not be available at the Civic Plaza on Saturday because of OktoberFest and the closing of Main Street. The Elkhart/Goshen trolley, the North Pointe trolley and the Concord Township Trolley will all use Second Street instead of Main Street on Saturday. Riders who normally board at the Civic Plaza downtown Elkhart should board on Second Street at the public library instead. SOUTH BEND New Urbanism conference at ND New urbanism is the topic of a conference today through Sunday hosted by the University of Notre Dame's chapter of Students for New Urbanism.

ELKHART -- The Elkhart Advocates for Peace and Justice are organizing the third annual Palm Sunday Peace Parade. It will begin at 2:15 p.m. Sunday at the Hively Avenue Mennonite Church and end at the Civic Plaza in downtown Elkhart. The route will go south down Hively Avenue, west on Prairie Avenue, then toward downtown on Main Street. There will be a brief stop at Prairie Street Mennonite about 3 p.m. Everyone is invited to participate. For more information, contact Jason Moreno at 574-361-9782 or jasmoren@imail.iu.edu.

ELKHART - Downtown Elkhart will be the place to be on Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m during the 10-Day Winterfest hosted by Santa's Pantry. An ArtWalk sponsored by Downtown Elkhart Inc. will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. with several artists showing their talents at various locations downtown. From 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. enjoy the sounds of more than 100 Christmas carolers, including groups from Memorial High School's Madrigal Singers, First Baptist Church Choir, Girl Scouts, 4H Pay It Forward Club and Elkhart Central High School's choir on the Civic Plaza.

ELKHART -- Rose Bias says her family attended their first Elkhart Jazz Festival when her oldest child was a baby. That child, daughter Sydney Bias, is now 11 and has two other siblings. Attending the Elkhart Jazz Festival is still a family affair. "I like having the whole family together," the Elkhart resident said Friday. "We see people from other states who come to see the festival and they'll come up and (comment on) how our kids have grown over the years. "It's a nice way to stay in touch with people."

Tim Shelly says he spent a lot of time last year talking with Elkhart Jazz Festival patrons, musicians and sponsors. Those stakeholders had a lot of suggestions about how to make the 2011 festival better. However, there was one recurring theme, Shelly, who is president of Downtown Elkhart and chairman of the Elkhart Jazz Festival, says. Shelly says that those people wanted the event to be intimate. Shelly says he believes that this year's Elkhart Jazz Festival will offer intimacy combined with a whole lot of music.

The 21st annual Elkhart Jazz Festival takes place Friday through June 22 in downtown Elkhart. Admission is free for performances in the Civic Plaza in the 300 block of S. Main St. Tickets are required for performances at the following venues: The RiverWalk Pavilion Stage on Waterfall Drive; the Knights of Columbus Hall, 112 E. Lexington Ave.; New Life Community Church, 210 S. Main St.; Elco Performing Arts Center, 410 S. Main St.; and the tented pavilion...

ELKHART Â? An area developer is making one last attempt to bring a hotel to downtown Elkhart. Herman Renfro wants to build a Marriott at the Civic Plaza. After unsuccessful attempts with two other hotel chains, he's hoping the third time is a charm. Right now the only tenants taking up space on the proposed hotel site by the Civic Plaza are the geese passing through the area. Developer Herman Renfro is making a third attempt to put in a hotel there, along with condominiums and some shops.

ELKHART Â? The Elkhart EnviroCorps, Tolson Youth Center and the Indiana Black Expo Elkhart Chapter will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan. 21 with several events. There will be a march from Civic Plaza on Main Street at 8:30 a.m., followed by a reception at Community Missionary Baptist Church at 228 Chapman Ave. There will be games and activities for children in kindergarten through the 12th grade from 1 to 4 p.m. at Tolson Youth Center at 1320 Benham Ave.

ELKHART Trolley service to be rerouted Saturday Trolley service will not be available at the Civic Plaza on Saturday because of OktoberFest and the closing of Main Street. The Elkhart/Goshen trolley, the North Pointe trolley and the Concord Township Trolley will all use Second Street instead of Main Street on Saturday. Riders who normally board at the Civic Plaza downtown Elkhart should board on Second Street at the public library instead. SOUTH BEND New Urbanism conference at ND New urbanism is the topic of a conference today through Sunday hosted by the University of Notre Dame's chapter of Students for New Urbanism.